Two years on: age is still just a number

Two years on: age is still just a number By 2040, almost three-quarters of all women living with breast cancer in the UK will be aged over 65 but, according to this report, this patient population is not being adequately provided for. This follows on from a 2013 Inquiry into older people and breast cancer with an aim to better understand the variations and barriers preventing all patients diagnosed with the disease having access to the services, treatments and care that benefits them most, regardless of their age. The first report laid out a series of key recommendations with a view to improving services specifically for this patient population. Two years on, the APPGBC have reviewed the recommendations alongside the progress that’s been made and found that – whilst steps have been made in the right direction – a lot of work still needs to be done. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer